Conclusion: Sublimation, Oceanic Feeling, and the Selfobject
Jung Eun Jang
Palgrave Macmillan US eBooks 2016 DOI: 10.1057/978-1-349-95041-6_6 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Kohut's concept of the selfobject, read through the lens of sublimation, allows religious experiences to be understood as sublimation when they perform selfobject roles, and proposes psychohistorical analysis of the 1907 Revival Movement as a way to judge whether contemporary Korean Protestant churches act as regressive religion or provide sublimation. |
Abstract
Kohut’s concept of selfobject is illuminated in terms of the concept of sublimation. Freud’s interpretation and positive comment on mystic practices was complemented and developed by Kohut’s concept of selfobject that paved the way for religious sublimation. Religious experiences function as sublimation by performing their selfobject roles. Psychohistorical analysis of the 1907 Revival Movement provides a method to assess whether the present Korean Protestant churches are functioning in the role of regressive religion or providing a way of sublimation. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.